Red eyes…They haunted me everywhere, in every dream, every waking moment. I don't know how to escape this nightmare. Who is staring at me s intently, with such thirst that their eyes are the color of my own blood? And yet…who is this strange with amber eyes that stare back just as hungrily, and yet…less thirsty, more like a longing to be with and not to devour?--/

Bella Swan opened her eyes for the third time that night to try and overcome an onslaught of nightmares that had plagued her sleep since her…since he had left her. Fighting back tears, she jumped out of her bed, hands shaking, knees wobbling. Something, she had to do something! Her mind couldn't just rest on this impending doom that had consumed her so many months ago. 'I need Jacob…' her mind whispered to her, but she knew he wouldn't come. Jacob was just as gone as he was.

She tried not to dwell on the thought of truly losing Jacob; he was just sick right? …But maybe he was better by now, and then he'd come back? 'Of course he's better, Billy said he was on the phone this morning…After all, he was with some friends,' Bella thought absently as she walked softly towards her window.

As her fingers brushed lightly across the pane, she recalled briefly how he used to sneak through here to stay with her at night. Instantly walls came up in her mind as her chest throbbed. No…She would not think about it. It was unhealthy for her to think about it…and it hurt only just too much.

Sighing, Bella let her eyes wander upwards to the sky. The moon was shining brightly, no sign of any clouds in sight. Very unusal in Forks, but she supposed it happened sometimes. As she stared at the moon, an image floated by in her mind, an image almost as beautiful as the one that hovered in the vast ink colored space far away. The meadow. Maybe she would visit it tomorrow.

Bella wandered aimlessly back to her bed and sat down. "I will find it tomorrow," she told herself, and then crawled back into bed. At first she hesitated, remembering the nightmares, but she knew it was now her nightly ritual. She would not escape. 'Besides, I need what little sleep I can get...'--/

A/N: We've all right New Moon, I hope. I'm going to skip her finding the meadow and whatnot because I feel wrong about changing this course of the story and get right to the part where she runs into Laurent, okay? I'll try to keep him in character. I may not get details right…it's been a while…

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Bella had found it; her meadow, the place where he had taken her, the place where the beauty of nature was incomparable, except, something was wrong. It didn't feel right, didn't look right without him here. 'I wish Jacob were here..' she thought for the millionth time as she wrapped her arms around her chest, feeling suddenly insecure.

Walking out into the meadow, Bella looked around, hoping to call out to the voice of her beloved, to hear him as she had so longed to here his voice again. Nothing, just utter silence. Crack!

Instant paranoia swept through her body as Bella spun around to the sound. This time, like on so many others, though, it wasn't just a sound. This was someone she knew. This was an enemy. Her eyes registered his black hair, his pale features, his posture and inhuman beauty. "Laurent!" she gasped out in shock, nearly stumbling backwards.

The vampyre looked at her, his eyes deep red and full of hunger. "Why Bella, it's you, what a pleasure it is,"

"What are you doing here?" she asked, swallowing roughly at the expression planted on her face.

"I'm afraid, for you, you've caught me at the worst of times. I was hunting in these woods. What a surprise, it is to me, though, that you of all people would be standing here, just waiting to be taken," Laurent grinned devilishly, taking a few paces forward, not bothering to tamper with his vampyre skills just yet.

Bella's eyes opened wide in horror. Thinking quickly, she sputtered, "Y-You can't! Edward will find out and he'll kill you!" The name stung, but she tried to fight the urge to wince, hoping the pain didn't show in her eyes.

Laurent raised one eyebrow, "Will he know? Are you sure because the last time I checked, dear Bella, the Cullen house was deserted," his voice was sickly sweet as he sniffed the air. "Hmmm, you do smell very delicious,"

The terror building inside of her jumped on her system and she couldn't help but stumble back. "He'll come back!" she spat, trying to find a way out of this. Not here, not now…She didn't want to die, even if it meant living with the pain and loss, she did not want to die!

"I think not," Laurent replied calmly, and before Bella had time to blink, he rushed towards her.

Instantly she froze, paralyzed in shock as his rock-hard body slammed into hers, forcing her onto the ground. A scream, choked and certainly not loud, ripped from her lips for just a moment, but died as she felt pain flare into her throat as Laurent bit her. 'Edward…no…Edward…please…help me!' her mind screamed as fire spread through her body. She struggled underneath the vampyre as he continued to drain her of her body, his tongue lapping feverishly at her flesh. "You taste better than any human I've ever fed from…" Laurent muttered against her skin.

Bella, however, was starting to lose conscious. In a few minutes, she knew the end would come and she would be dead…

As if on cue, though, Laurent heavy weight was thrown off of her body. She faintly heard a thump and rabid sounding snarls, but her whole body was weak and being attacked by invisible flames. Bella wanted to scream, to call out for someone to stop the pain, but not words would come to her lips. She could only give into welcoming darkness…

A/N: Sorry its so short! I didn't have a lot of time to actually complete the chapter if I wanted to get it up today and I really did. I promise it will be better! Please do review! It encourages me to write more, flame or not!

And the top part- it's sort of foreshadowing the future. Well, see ya!